The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-10


by law.
SEC. 2. The Supreme Court shall CON-
sist of a Chief Justice and twoAssociate
Justices, a majority of whom shall
constitute quorum.
SEC. 3. The Justices of the Supreme
Court shall be elected by the qualified
electors of the State at the general
election, and, except as otherwise
provided in Section u, Article XVII,
of this Constitution, shall hold office
for the term of six years from and
including the first Monday in Decem-
Der, next succeeding their election,
and until their successors are qualified;
the senior Justice in commits
sion shall be Chief Justice; and
in case the commissions of any
two or more of said justices shall
bear the same date, they shall deter
mine by lot who shall be Chief JUS
tice.
SEC. 4. The Supreme Court shall
have appellate Jurisdiction in all cases
arising under the laws Of the State,
including special proceedings. The
issue wrlts of mandamus, certlorari,
habe..s corpus, also all writs
necessary or. proper to the
complete exercise of its appellate jul
risGiction. Each of the justices shall
have power to issue wrltS of habeas
corpus to any part of the State upon
petition by or on behalf OF any person
neld in actual custody, and may make
such WritS returnable before himself
or the Supreme Court, or before any
circuit court in the State, or before any
judge of said courts.
SEC 3. The State shall be divided
into convenient number OF Judicial
circuits, in each of which snail be
elected, by the electors thereof,
at the general election, one
judge. who shall be the judge
of the Circuit Court therein.
and whose term of office snail be
four years from and including the first
Monday in December next succeeding
mis- election and until his successor
shall be qualified. Until otherwise
provided Dy law, there shall be
four circuits, as follows: The coun-
ties of Weber, Box Elder, Cache, Rich,
and Morgan snail constitutes the
first circuit; The counties - Salt
Lake, Summit, Davis and TO- nall
constitute the second cN the
counties of Titan, Juabs San
pete, Sewer, Willard, and
Uintah shall constitute the third Cir
cult, and the counties of Beaver, Iron,
Washington, Kane, Garfield, San Juan
and Plute shall constitute the fourth
circuit.
SEC. 6. The Circuit Courts shall have
Doth chancery and common law juriS-
dichiOn and such other Jurisdiction,
both original and appellate, as may be
prescribed by law; Provided, That
N q a M CT ri r-TIl n az
to prevent the legislature from con-
ferring limited common law or chan
Gerry Jurisdiction upon inferior courts.
SEC. 7. The judges of the Circuit
Courts may hold court for each other,
and shall do so when required by law.
SEC. 8. The Judges of the Supreme
and Circuit Courts shall be ineligible to
election to any other than a judicial
Office Or to hold more than one office
at the same time.
SEC. 9. No person shall be eligible !
to the Office of Supreme or Circuit |
Judge who is not a male citizen of the !
United States, and has not attained |
the age of twenty five years, and who, |
except at the first election, has not |
been a resident of this State at least |
two years next preceding his election.
But nothing in this section shall be |
from prescribing additional quaiiti-
cations.
SEC. 10. The judges of the Supreme
and Circuit Courts shall each receive
for his services salary to be fixed by
law, which shall not be diminished for
the term for which he shall have been
elected.
SEC. II. The legislature shall deter
mine by law the places in each circuit
1t which the Circuit Courts shall be
acid, and fix the terms thereof.
SEC. y. The Supreme Court shall be
always open for business, except in
case of adjournment, which, in no
case shall exceed thirty days. It's SEES
'ions shall be held at the seat of gov
SEC. IS. The style of all process
shall be 1.-The State of Utah." and all
shall be conducted in the
aame and by the authority of the
same.
ARTICLE VH.-IMPEACHMENT.
SEC. 1. The house of representa-
ives shall have the sole power of i'm
and all impeachments shall
De tried by the senate. When sitting
Is court of impeachment, the sena-
,ors shall be upon oath or Affirmation
20 do justice according to law and
evidence, and no person shall be con-
'lcted without the concurrence of
,Wo- thirds of all the senators.
SEC. 2. The Governor, Judges of the
Supreme ami Circuit Courts, and other
State officers shall be liable to i'm
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